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Investigates control strategies for coordinating the variable solar-optical properties of a dynamic building envelope system with a daylight-controlled electric lighting system to reduce electricity consumption and increase comfort in the perimeter zone of commercial buildings. Describes the use of the DOE-2 building energy simulation program to model two dynamic envelope and lighting systems - an automated venetian blind and an electrochromic glazing system - and identifies the primary envelope design parameters that affect the magnitude of energy savings in perimeter zones of commercial buildings in cooling-dominated climates.

KEYWORDS: year 1995, Controls, commercial, buildings, walls, roofs, lighting, energy conservation, algorithms, venetian blinds, electrochromic, glazing, windows, solar control films, adaptive building envelopes

Citation: ASHRAE Trans. 1995, Vol.101. Part 1, Paper number 3862, 326-342, 7 figs, 2 tabs, refs.